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This article was last updated on 11 January, 2024
As the escalation of hostilities in Israel and Palestine enters its fourth month, the conflict continues to take the lives of civilians, disrupt the delivery of life-saving medical care, interrupt critical services that people rely on to survive, and leave families grieving the loss of loved ones.
A month since the onset of violence across Israel and Palestine, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) calls for safe and unhindered access across the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages seized during the conflict. It also calls upon the diplomatic community to accelerate efforts towards a longer-term peace agreement and a massive scaling up of humanitarian assistance, including fuel.
‘To be completely honest, I am afraid … All of these challenges take a toll on our psychological well-being. Nevertheless, we persist.’
Words by Joe Baaklini, IFRC Communications Officer
Ever since armed violence erupted in Israel and the Gaza Strip on October 7, the work of emergency service crews has continued non-stop, often in the most harrowing of circumstances.
Geneva/Beirut, 5 January 2024
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is appalled by the continuous shelling of the Al-Amal Hospital and the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) headquarters in Khan Yunis. These strikes have led to the loss of innocent civilian lives, including a five-day old infant, and displaced thousands who were taking shelter at the hospital.
Geneva, 02 February 2024: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is shocked and deeply saddened by the killing of three members of the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in the Gaza Strip - one staff member and one volunteer on 31 January 2024 and one staff member on 2 February 2024.
For people caught inside a crisis, even the near future is extremely uncertain. People live each day, each minute, not knowing whether they will make it to the next. Often that's also the case for people whose job is to help and protect others.
Every day, Amr would normally wake up knowing he first must secure food and water for himself and his family. Then, he heads to work.
In her own words, Palestinian Red Crescent spokesperson Nebal Farsakh says female colleagues are ‘perfect examples of women who shatter stereotypyes’.
As the media officer and spokesperson for the Palestine Red Crescent Society, Nebal Farsakh has been the voice of the Palestine Red Crescent during one of its most difficult and darkest times.
Palestine Red Crescent media officer tells of his family’s escape to safety and about life in a camp with thousands of others who’ve fled the fighting.
The people next door: An ongoing series about people helping others even as they face the very same struggles
Geneva/Beirut, 26 March 2024
Al-Amal Hospital and the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) headquarters in Khan Yunis has ceased functioning. For over 40 days, sustained hostilities in and around Al-Amal Hospital, have placed the lives of critical patients, injured civilians, medical staff, and PRCS teams in grave danger, transforming the hospital into a battleground when it should be a sanctuary.
It is with heavy hearts that we confirm the loss of another member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) network.
Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) staff member Mohammed Abdul Latif Abu Saeed died on Thursday, 11 April, succumbing to wounds suffered during the 24 March evacuation of Al Amal Hospital in Khan Younis.
Our thoughts and condolences go out to Mohammed Abdul Latif Abu Saeed’s family, friends, loved ones and colleagues at the PRCS on this most difficult of days.
Al-Bursh was martyred in Ofer Prison on April 19, 2024 after being subjected to severe torture, killing him. His body is still being held.
The Nasser Medical Complex is the second largest hospital in the Gaza Strip after Al-Shifa, with 1,227 medical staff.
Al-Shifa Hospital Complex is one of the largest health institutions in the Gaza Strip.
Located in the city of Dayr al-Balah, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital is a major government hospital in al-Wusta governorate in the Gaza Strip.
Opened in 2000, the European Gaza Hospital is located in al-Fukhari in the Khan Younis governorate.
Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital was opened in 1882 in al-Zaytun neighborhood south of Gaza City near the St. Philip the Evangelist Church, by English missionaries, led by Rev. Elliott.
Al-Bursh was killed while imprisoned at the Ofer Prison on April 19, 2024. He was subjected to severe torture and his body remains held by Israel.
The Israeli Airforce struck the house of Dr. Omar Farwanah, which was located in Tel Al-Hawa neighborhood in south-west Gaza. Dr. Omar was martyred alongside his daughter, Dr.
His house was targeted upon his return to visit his family after seven consecutive days of work in al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza. Dr.
He was martyred alongside his father, father-in-law and brother-in-law as a result of a strike of his in-laws' house, where he, his two children and his pregnant wife had fled.
She was martyred alongside her daughter and other members of her family as a result of an airstrike targeting her home in Bureij Camp in the middle of the Gaza Strip.
After he and his mother, Dr. of education and mathematics teacher Dr. Yusra Abdelaziz Maqadmeh, were unreachable for two weeks after the second raid on al-Shifa Medical Complex, the bodies of Dr.
The Hebrew newspaper Haaretz announced that Dr. Iyad al-Rantisi had died in an interrogation center in the city of Askalan, six days after his abduction.
Dr. Midhat Mhaisen was martyred as a result of a strike targeting the hospital, which injured several other doctors.
Occupation forces arrested Dr. Abu Safiya after evacuating Kamal Adwan Hospital, forcing him to walk amid the rubble of the destroyed hospital towards an occupation tank.
Dr. Mohammed Obeid worked at Kamal Adwan Hospital during the final siege on it in Autumn 2024 until it was evacuated completely.
Israeli occupation forces arrested Margaret al-Ra'ee and her husband from their home in Qalqilya.
اعتقلت قوات الاحتلال مدير دائرة العلاج الطبيعي في وزارة الصحة الفلسطينية، أيمن الحلبي أثناء اقتحامها مجمع الشفاء الطبي للمرة الثانية برفقة عدد كبير من الطواقم الطبية.
Dr. Murad al-Quqa was arrested alongside several other health workers, during "al-Shifa massacre", the second raid on the hospital, during which it was destroyed.
اعتقلت قوات الاحتلال الطبيب محمد حميد أبو موسى من داخل مجمع ناصر الطبي عقب اقتحامه، إضافة إلى اعتقال عدد من الكوادر الطبية.
Occupation forces arrested Nahed Abu Ta'mieh alongside several other health workers in a raid in Nasser Medical Complex.
Occupation forces abducted Dr. Mos'ab Samaan alongside several other healthcare workers from inside Nasser Medical Complex
اعتقلت قوات الاحتلال المسعف تامر شاهين أثناء مروره على " الممر الإنساني" برفقة زميله المسعف حمدان أبو خاطر.
اعتقلت قوات الاحتلال ماهر عطا الله المدير الإداري لمستشفى الأمل في خانيونس، عقب استدعائه هو والدكتور حيدر القدرة المدير العام للمستشفى واقتيادهما إلى جهة غير معلومة.
